Saturday, September 29

MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY is a new immersive theatrical and dining experience which will open in a specially-adapted venue within London's The O2 on Thursday 19th September 2019, following previews from 29th August 2019.

It is set in a taverna on the island of Skopelos,
where most exteriors of the first MAMMA MIA! film were shot.
Work has begun on transforming one of the venues within The O2,
where guests will feel as if they're right in the heart of a Greek
island paradise, sitting around tables in the taverna's courtyard
complete with a fountain, olive trees and bougainvillea.

Nikos and
his wife Kate run this exotic and wonderful restaurant together with
their family and friends. Told through dialogue and ABBA songs, a warm,
romantic and funny story evolves and unfolds during the evening and
takes place around the guests as they sit at their tables enjoying a
delicious Greek meal. The evening ends with the main floor transforming
into a 1970s disco, where audience members are welcome to stay and sing
and dance to ABBA.

It has music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (some songs with Stig Anderson), and a story by Calle Norlén, Roine Söderlundh and Björn Ulvaeus, adapted for the UK by writer, comedian and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.

,Executive Producer Björn Ulvaeus is
delighted Sandi Toksvig has agreed to adapt the story for London: "She
has to be the funniest and brightest individual I've ever had the
pleasure of working with!"

In return, Sandi said of her
involvement, "This has been a dream job - writing this adaptation mainly
because I want to go to it myself and I got to hang out with the legend
that is Björn."